Sound Design
| A select collection of original work:
Mountain
Sound re-design created for "Sound in 24" at the USITT. All sounds are original recordings that were then modified while designing. USITT's Sound Commission organized the challenge and held a playback session, where designs were presented.
Sound in 24 is a Sound Commission challenge that tests the skills of the designers to create a sound design with the prompt. No commercial or pre-recorded libraries were allowed. The prompt was a video of play-thru clips from the game 'Mountain.' It has been described by the creator as an "Existential Nature Simulation."
DAW: Ableton Live | Category: Game Audio Design
The Nether
Made for The Nether at The Wayward Artist and played as the audience entered the space. Original cut was roughly 5 minutes in length. This version has been edited down to 90 seconds. Adobe AfterFX was utilized for final editing.
DAW: QLab, Ableton Live | Category: Digital Media, Sound Design
"The River" was created as part of TSDCA's Fall Creative Challenge and then presented to various members of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association. Maddi Deckard collaborated on a team with Joseph Gherardi and Isabel Waldie. The River, a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson, inspired the piece. Maddi sourced sounds and created the arrangement with initial mixing. Joseph did all field recording and completed the final mastering. Isabel worked on the musical instrumentation and the voiceover.
DAW: Logic Pro X | Category: Audio Drama, Sound Design
Music Technology
Short Interludes is a small compilation of music interlude excerpts, all originally composed and mixed.
The cover photo and all pieces are original.
DAW: Logic Pro X | Category: Music Production, Composition
Anonymous Vision is a compilation album from the members of MUS344-01: "Live Performance with Technology," directed by Sarah Belle Reid. The album features new works exploring experimental synthesis, sampling, and sound design techniques. Maddi's contributions to the album are a solo track entitled "submerged hysteria" and 1 part of a 12-part 'blind recording' collaboration between the entire MUS344 Ensemble (explained more below).
DAWs: VCV Rack, Ableton Live | Category: Synthesis, Composition
Pieces of Pieces is a short compilation album of excerpts from pieces and miscellaneous dark compositions. It is an incomplete continuation of isolated sounds and misplaced soundscapes.
All pieces are original and the album artwork was also designed by Maddi Deckard.
DAWs: VCV Rack | Category: Synthesis, Composition
"low fidelity melody" is an excerpt from a song created in collaboration with Rachel Ross. Both Maddi and Rachel composed, recorded, and mixed for the song.
DAW: Ableton Live | Category: Music Production, Composition